Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for your courage and your long-standing commitment to free your people, Mr. Abeid.
Last year, just after you were released from prison, there was a large arrest of about 20 people, who were sentenced to 15 years. Are they still in jail? Do you anticipate that they'll have to spend the entire 15-year term there?
Second, from your testimony, it sounds like the Mauritanian authorities in the government there are trying to double down and in fact get worse, in spite of the fact that there's now international pressure and your organization is putting pressure on them.
Could you respond to those two questions for me, please?